Cyclone Phailin

The Cyclone Phailin, which hit the Gopalpur Coast at a wind speed of 220 km per hour on October 12, completely ravaged the Ganjam district, resulting in the death of 18 people and damaging 2.40 lakh homes. Most parts of the Ganjam district…

The festive spirit is already lost. Puja pandals wore a deserted look throughout the day. They were either broken or collapsed due to the impact of Cyclone Phailin last night. The fallen trees on roads and residential areas have been…

Press Release, Bhubaneswar, 13th Oct, 2013: The cyclone Phailin hit Odisha Coast at about 8.30 to 9PM on 12th October near Gopalpur in the district of Ganjam. Before hitting of cyclone all people from vulnerable areas were evacuated for…

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The Cyclone Phailin, which played havoc and triggered widespread devastation across the Odisha Coast, including Gopalpur, Berhampur, Nayagarh, Puri, Khordha, Kendrapara, Paradip, Jagatsinghpur and Bhubaneswar, has weakened further this…

As Cyclone Phailin made the landfall in Gopalpur at around 9:15 PM IST with a wind speed of 200 km/hour and may cause havoc for another four hours or so, widespread devastation has been reported from Ganjam district, including Berhampur and…

Breaking News! After a long wait, the Cyclone Phailin finally hit the Gopalpur Coast in Odisha at around 9:15 PM. The wind speed has crossed 200 km/hour in Gopalpur, while it is around 180 km per hour in Puri. The Cyclone has slowed down a…

The 'Very Severe' Cyclone Phailin, which is now centred at 260 km away from the Gopalpur Coast, will hit the land by this evening. The landfall has already begun in Ganjam, Puri, Gajapati, Khordha, Kendrapara and Jagatsinghpur district.…

Unlike in 1999, when infrastructure, administration and communication were very poor, which became a hindrance to deal with the severity of the storm and resulted in the death of over 10,000 people in Coastal Odisha, this time the…

Bhubaneswar, 11th Sept: The Collectors of all 7 districts namely Ganjam, Gajapati, Puri, Jagatsingpur, Kendrapara, Nayagarh and Khurda have been directed to start evacuation and ensure 100% evacuation of people to cyclone, flood shelters…